crackle
/ˈkrækl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkrækl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkra-kəl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈkræk.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkræk.əl/ (ame, ipa)
crackle — verb
- cracklepresent simple I / you / we / they
- crackleshe / she / it
- crackledpast simple
- crackling-ing form
1. to produce many quick dry popping sounds, like wood in a fire, hot oil, paper, o
to produce many quick dry popping sounds, like wood in a fire, hot oil, paper, or a noisy radio signal.
The wood in the stove crackled as Dewi added another dry log.
firewood as subject making repeated sharp sounds
Oil crackled in the pan when Kian dropped in the onion slices.
cooking context: hot oil as subject
The old radio crackled during the storm and then lost the signal.
Paper crackled in Obi's hands as he opened the sealed envelope.
Frost crackled under Ritu's boots on the frozen path at dawn.
文法句型
[thing/material] crackles
crackle with static
用法筆記
Usually intransitive. The subject is often firewood, paper, oil, leaves, frost, or equipment giving off static.
2. if paint, glaze, glass, or dry mud crackles, tiny lines spread across the surfac
if paint, glaze, glass, or dry mud crackles, tiny lines spread across the surface; if something crackles it, it causes that pattern to appear.
By spring, the thick paint on the garden bench had crackled badly.
intransitive with paint as subject
Heat from the lamp crackled the varnish on the small wooden box.
transitive: heat crackles a surface
Years of sun had crackled the glaze on the old blue bowl.
The dry mud crackled across the field after weeks without rain.
文法句型
[surface] crackles
heat/sun crackles [surface]
用法筆記
Often used for old paint, pottery glaze, varnish, or dried ground. Unlike sense 1, this sense describes a visible pattern, not a sound.
crackle — noun
- cracklesingular
- cracklesplural
1. a quick dry popping noise, especially from fire, leaves, paper, or electronic eq
a quick dry popping noise, especially from fire, leaves, paper, or electronic equipment with static.
Heather heard a crackle from the fireplace before a shower of sparks rose.
a crackle from + sound source
A sudden crackle came through the speaker just before the call ended.
electronic static through a speaker
Saira froze at the crackle of leaves behind the tent in the dark.
The crackle of the paper bag filled the quiet train carriage.
文法句型
a crackle from [source]
the crackle of [material]
用法筆記
Often appears in a crackle from ... or the crackle of ... pattern to name the source of the sound.
2. a pattern of many tiny lines that appears on an old or damaged surface such as g
a pattern of many tiny lines that appears on an old or damaged surface such as glaze, paint, or glass.
A fine crackle spread over the vase's glaze after years in storage.
a fine crackle on glaze or pottery
Vikram noticed a pale crackle in the old paint near the window.
a crackle in + painted surface
The restorer photographed the crackle on the bowl before cleaning it.
Under bright light, a delicate crackle showed across the mirror's surface.
文法句型
a crackle in [surface]
a fine crackle across [surface]
用法筆記
This is mainly used for a visible surface pattern in old glaze, paint, or glass, not for a sound.